Originally published by The 19th. The Michigan Advance is part of Reporting Network. Just a day after President Donald Trump issued a slate of executive orders aimed at restricting immigration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it was rescinding protections for “sensitive zones” where undocumented immigrants were protected from deportation.
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